Cartridge.



No. 640,856. Patented jam. 9, I900.

. c. A. BAILEY.

CARTRIDGE.

(Application fil ed July 3, 1899.

(No Model.)

" NiiE States Patent prion.

CHARLES A. BAILEY, OF CROLIWELL, CONNECTICUT.

CARTRIDGE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters ZEatent No. 640,856, dated January,9, 1900.

Application filed July 3,1899. Serial No. 722,694. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cromwell, in the county of Middlesex and State ofConnecticut, have invented an Improvement in Cartridges,of which thefollowing is a specification.

a central opening, of a breech-piecehaving a projection or nippleadapted to extend into the opening of the metal cap and be upset thereonto connect the parts, the inner end of the paper tube being crimped overthe breechiece and clamped between said breech-piece and head of thecap.

The invention further consists in providing the nipple of the breechiecewith a thin outer wall, in connection with an anvil held in said nippleby upsetting the edges of the breecl'npiece upon the endsof the head ofsaid anvil.

The following specification enters into a detail description of theinvention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters thereon which designate the different parts, and what it isdesired to protect by Letters Patent is more specifically set forth inthe appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure l is asectional view of a cartridge constructed in accordance with thisinvention. Fig. 2 isasimilar view showing the application of theinvention in connection with a metal cap having a very thin head.

- Fig. 3 is a detail view of the breech-piece and anvil carried thereby.Fig. is a. sectional view of-a modification of the invention whd're inprovision is made for reinforcing the paper tube at the breech of thecartridge.

In carrying out my invention the head A of the metal cap is providedwith a central opening a, and in case a very thick head' is employed theouter end of said opening is .the powder. I is therefore provided inconnection with the countersunk iuthe usual manner, as shown in Fig. 1,while the metal of a thin-head cap, Fig. 2, is depressed around saidopening, for the purpose hereinafter explained.

In connection with the metal cap I employ a breech-piece B, which isadapted to firmly hold the paper tube 0 within the metal cap and alsoprovide an efiective priming device for the cartridge. To this end thesaid breechpiece is made'up of a disk the central portion of which isstamped or drawn to provide a projecting nipple D, having a thin outerwall d, and the outer edge is turned. to form the flange E. The nipple Dis of such size relative to the metal cap that the outer end thereofwill fit snugly within the opening in the head of said cap, and thelength of said nipple is determined by the thickness of the head at theopening and the thickness of the paper tube, for in making up thecartridge the inner end of the paper tube is .crimped over the edge ofthe breechpiece, and after both are placed in the metal cap with thenipple projecting through the opening the outer end of said nipple isupset upon the head and serves to clamp the parts together. Bycountersinking' the outer end of the opening in the head of the metalcap the outer end of the nipple is located below the plane of the outersurface of said head, and as the fulminate is carried by said nipplethedanger of an accidental explosion will be lessened.

The fulmiuate is placed on the inner side of thethin outer wall (1 ofthe nipple D, and in order to provide for exploding the fulminate ananvil F is located within said nipple and is held firmly with its pointf touching the fulminate. This anvil is preferably llshaped, as shown,the cross-bar extending across the disk or breech-piece to bear againstthe same, while the stem or point f projects into the nipple, the saidanvil being held in place lfyupsetting the flange E over the ends of thecross-bar of the same, and for this purpose the ends of said cross-barare preferably beveled, as shown. this form of anvil will permit aquantity of powder to collect around the point of the same and againstthe fnlmiuate, so that the full benefit of the dash will be had toignite A very efiective priming device It will be here noted thatparticular manner of making up the cartridg a, and in case the headofthe metal cap is me de very thin the thickness of the disk B ma; beincreased to form a breech-block.

In the modification, Fig. 4, I have shown a construction of cartridgewhich contemplates the reinforcing of the rear portion of the paper tubeH by short sections of paper and metal tubes 41 and 1', respectively,which are let into said tube H and crimped over the breech-block K withthe same, as shown. The reinforcing tubes or sections are intended toextend only the distance occupied by the powder in the cartridge, and asthey serve to thoroughly reinforce the tube at the breech the collar ofthe metal cap may be dispensed with and only the head L employed, thesaid head or washer being provided with an opening 1 to receive thenipple M, e xtending from the breech-block K, and projects sufficientlyto form the usual rim. 3

The principal advantages attained by making up a cartridge in the mannerherein shown and described are that a-firni and secure connection is badbetween the metal cap or head and the paper tube, and the particularmanner of making the connection also provides a nipple to receive thefulminate on the inner side of the same and combines an anvil which willpermit a quantity of powder to collect in such close proximity to thefulminate as to insure a positive explosion of the cartridge from theflash. The crimped end of the paper tube is firmly clamped between thebreechpiece and head of the metal cap, and the parts being therebysecurely connected will not be liable to pull apart in .extractingthecartridge.

' In some cases the paper tube could be reinforced at the breech byinserting only a metal tube instead of metal and paper tubes, as shownin Fig. 4, and of course the said metal tube would be spun over thebreechpiece, so as to besecurely held when the parts are connected.

Though I have described the cap as made of metal, it is obvious thatother material may be employed, for in some instances I contemplatemaking said cap of composite fiber or compressed papier-mach. When madeof thismaterial, the head and sleeve would necessarily be thicker thanwhen said parts are made of metal. PM.

-Having thus described my invention, what Iclaimas new, ,and desire tosecure by Letters -Patent,

1. A cartridge, comprising a metal cap or head having an openingtherein, a breechpi'ece provided with a projecting nipple adapted to fitinto the aforesaid. opening, and an 6o'anvil secured to, thebreech-piece and provided' with a point or stem extending into thenipple; together withihe tube held in place by thecap and breech-piece,substantially as shown and described.

- 2.. A,cartridge, comprising a metal, cap or I head having an openingtherein, a breechpiece provided with a nipple projecting into theaforesaid opening and upset upon the metal cap or head, and an anvilsecured to the breech-piece and having a point extending into thenipple; together with the tube held in place by the cap andbreech-piece, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with the metal cap and breech-piece connected togethersubstantially as shown, the breech-piece having a nipple extendingthrough the cap, of an anvil secured to the breech-piece and presentinga point extending into the nipple, substantially as shown and for thepurpose set forth.

4. In a cartridge, the combination with the metal cap and breech-piececonnected together substantially as shown, the breech-piece having anipple extending through the cap and a flange, of an anvil secured tothe breech-piece by upsetting the flange over the ends of said anvil,the anvil havinga point projecting into the nipple, substantially asshown and for the purpose set forth.-

5. In a cartridge, the combination, of the metal cap or head having anopening therethrough, a breech-piece provided with a'nipple adapted toenter the aforesaid opening and be upset upon the cap or head, an anvilsecured to the breech-piece and having a stem projecting into thenipple, and the paper tube crimped over the breech-piece and clampedbetween said breeoh-piece'and cap or head, substantially as shown anddescribed.

6. In a cartridge, the combination, of the metal cap or head having anopening through the same, a breech-piece provided with a nipple adaptedto enter the aforesaid opening and be upset upon the cap or head, aflange on the breechpiece, and an anvil secured to the breech-piece byupsetting the flange over the ends of said anvil; together-with thepaper tube having its inner end crimped over said breech-piece andclamped between said breech-piece and cap or head, substantially asshown and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a cartridge, the combination, of the metal cap or head having anopening through the same, a breech-pieceprovided with a nipple adaptedto enter the aforesaid openingand connected to the cap or head, a flangeon the breech-piece, and an anvil secured to the breech-piece byupsetting the flange over the ends of the anvil; together with the papertube and reinforcing-sections crimped over the breech-piece and clampedbetween said breech-piece and cap or head, substantially as shown andfor the purpose set forth- In testimony whereof I hereunto affix mysignature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHAS. A. BAILEY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM S. STICKNEY, CHRIS INE L. STICKNEY.

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